MY FATHER HAD TO PULL A GUN BECAUSE OF MY BACKSIDE - ACTRESS

What do men want from actress Mercy Little Smith? She is convinced that it is her well-endowed backside that attract so much male attention. “I don’t know what my bum does to them”, the 32 year-old actress told Showbiz, “when they see me, they go crazy.

“The other day; a man who was watching me from his car veered off the road and nearly run his car into someone because of my buttocks”, Mercy Little Smith who prefers to be called Little said. Known for movies Will Of The Gods, No Shaking, For Better For War and Power Of The Gods, Little said she is often too shy to step out of her home especially during day time because of her backside. “Sometimes, I wish I were slim but that is how God created me and there is nothing I can do about my figure. “At age 15, I had sugar daddies including married men running after me. My father was very worried and sometimes had to pull a gun to scare them off.

The pressure from men was so much that I had to give in to one of them with whom I became pregnant when I was in the secondary school”, Little revealed.

According to her, even now that she is a mother of two, men still chase her. “Any day that I decide to walk on the streets, I have not less than 15 men wanting to either talk to me or take my phone number and I wonder what I have that other women don’t have. “I know I am beautiful in my own way but another plus that I have been blessed with is the fact that I rarely fall sick.”, she said.

About marriage, the divorcee said she was not in a hurry to find another man. “I have been married before and things were not that smooth for me and now that I am divorced, I really want to take my time before I go into marriage again.” Speaking about how she became an actress, Little who said she had always dreamt of becoming an actress but did not know how to approach it until she had a call from movie producer Nana Nkrumah who tried her in one of his roles and since then, other movie producers have given her roles in their movies.

Little has had the fortune of acting alongside stars in the industry such as Agya Koo, John Dumelo, Jackie Appiah, Martha Ankomah, Mercy Asiedu, Gloria Safo and Wayosi.

She expressed regret that her big figure sometimes disqualify her from playing certain roles which she would have loved to play. After appearing in commercials for Play Boy, Pusher, Atinka Coffee and Capital 02 , it is Little’s wish to become a brand ambassador for a reputable company.

DADDY LUMBA TO ORGANIZE TWO (2) FREE SHOWS

Sensational hi-life legend Charles Kwadwo Ofosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has promised to organize two free shows during the Christmas festivities.

According to him, plans are afoot to have one show in Accra in December and Kumasi in the New Year. Daddy Lumba, who turned 50 on Tuesday September 29, this year, announced this on Adom FM’s Ofie Kwanso drive time show hosted by Jerry Justice.

The hi-life legend says, he will be playing the two shows to thank his fans for giving him massive support over the years, through thick and thin.

Unlike other celebrities who throw lavish parties to celebrate their birthdays, Daddy Lumba said he had seldom celebrated his birthday in such style, saying “I am such a quiet person and always like being indoors and do not like being involved in such things”, he said.

Daddy Lumba has 29 albums to his credit.

The musician, who recently fell seroiusly ill, told his fans to continue to pray with him as he makes a full recovery.

“In fact, I was very sick for some time but now I’m a bit ok, and still on medication to receive a total recovery”, he disclosed.

HAMMER SUGGESTS ELECTRONIC LOGGING SYSTEM TO GHAMRO INTERIM BOARD

Legendary beat producer, Hammer of the Last Two Records, has called on the interim Receivers and Managers team of the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) to adopt an electronic logging system to make the distribution of royalties among musicians accurate.

The present GHAMRO currently uses a fixed price quote system to collect royalties on behalf of right owners.

But Edward Nana Poku Osei, as Hammer is known in private life, says it is better to monitor separately and allocate royalties on behalf of music right owners based on airplay.

“I agree with the logging system that is done internationally, where the individual works are monitored separately. Maybe one artiste performed better in terms of airplay than the other. With that, you can’t give them the same amount of money," he said.

The Chief Executive of Last Two Music Group further told NEWS-ONE, "We need to fix the logging system that will determine who exactly got that much airplay and who didn’t. The information has to be accurate. So I think they should change the fixed price system to the electronic logging system."

It would be recalled that Carlos Sakyi, the ousted Chairman of GHAMRO, had been invited by the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service over some huge cash withdrawals made from the organisation’s accounts by the Carlos Sakyi-led Board which could not be accounted for.

However, Hammer stated that if the allegations turnout to be true then it is criminal, and the culprits must be dealt with.

“If that is true, I won’t blame the system; I will blame the individuals who are in charge because the system at that time, even though it wasn’t the best internationally, was working for them," he indicated.

Adding, "But when it comes to acquiring things for themselves using funds from the organisation, then I think it is a crime, and I will blame the individuals.”

ADWOA SMART IS SERIOUSLY LOOKING FOR LOVE

Veteran actress, Belinda Naa Ode Oku popularly known as ‘Adwoa Smart’ in the entertainment fraternity has said she is looking for a partner who is willing to love and respect her just as she is.

She said that even though previous relationships have not worked out like she expected, she will not give up on finding a man who truly cherishes her.

“Who will not open her mouth and swallow falling honey? I’m single and seriously looking for love. But all I’m asking God for is a nice man who will love and understand me for who I am.

The diminuitive Adwoa Smart said even though she has had to deal with uncomfortable looks from people anytime she is in public, she is not perturbed.

“One of the challenges I have in my life is that people look down on me anytime I’m in public but I always encourage myself and move on”.

When asked about her thoughts on the movie industry presently, Adwoa Smart said the industry was more lucrative than it used to be about 20 years ago when she began her acting career.

“I would have bought my own private jet if I had earned the money actors and actresses earn lately” she said in Twi.

She said rumours speculating that she had a relationship with popular artist Barima Sydney are false because she and the artist see each other as brother and sister and there was nothing more to it.

Adwoa Smart has acted a number of television dramas, movies and performed in several stage productions, including Obra, It’s too late, Father and Son, Moneybag, Matters of the heart, Judgement Day and Lucifer.

"CASTRO'S DISAPPEARANCE HAS AFFECTED MY CAREER"

Fante-speaking rapper Kofi Kinaata, who was featured on Castro’s popular hit track ‘Odo pa’ with Asamoah Gyan, has broken his silence since the infamous incident that saw the mysterious disappearance of Castro happened some months back.

Speaking to Hitz FM’s Ibrahim Ben Bako on ‘the Scoop’on Friday, September 26, 204; Kofi Kinaata indicated that Castro’s disappearance has affected his career adding that able to perform to his satisfaction when on stage.

Castro and his female friend, Janet Bandu went missing while on a holiday hangout with family and friends including the Gyan brothers at the Holiday resort in Ada in July 2014.

Relentless efforts are still being made to find the missing duo.

Kinaata continued, “I always feel sad when I hear the ‘Odo pa’ track. I have never been able to perform his part of the song since the incident happened."

Adding, "In fact, I do miss Castro a lot but I still believe he will come back one day."

D-BLACK’S MANAGEMENT TO SUE KINGDOM HERBAL LTD FOR THEFT?

It is sad when huge corporations try to outwit and outsmart Ghanaian musicians over their intellectual property usage for their own selfish gains when the right thing could have easily been done. Kingdom Herbal Ltd. is manufacturers of numerous herbal drugs on the market.

Currently authors of the most popular song in Ghana ‘Seihor’, Castro & D-Black’s intellectual property have been breached by Kingdom Herbal Ltd as the popular herbal beverage manufacturing firm have breached the intellectual property rights of Theophilus Tagoe (Castro), Desmond Blackmore (D-Black) & Patrick Sika Nartey (DJ Breezy) using the song as the theme song for the TVC (Televison Commercial) promoting their new herbal drink ‘Don Papa’ Gin Bitters without their consent.

Calls made to the offices of Kingdom Herbal by the management team of Castro and D-Black proved futile till a visit was made by Castro’s manager and biological brother ‘Kwame Tagoe’ and D-Black’s road manager ‘Francis Clottey’.

After reaching the director of the firm Mr. Jonathan Amofa, who promised to call and resolve the issue in a few days with them. The next day, the outfit tried to outsmart them by removing ‘Seihor’ In the edit of the TV commercial and replaced the song with a foreign one on all the TV stations airing the commercial.

The next phone call made to him upon seeing this had him retort ‘Hey we have removed the song , what do you want from us again? You don’t have any proof’.

Little did they know that the original advert had already been recorded.

The TV commercial sees the use of the ‘still missing’ Castro’s song ‘Seihor’ and the duplication of the dance moves with his crew in the ‘Seihor’ music video which was recorded and produced at D-Black’s Black Avenue Muzik studios by DJ Breezy.

Legal action is set to be taken in the coming days against Kingdom Herbal Ltd.

"STOP HAILING HIGHLIFE MUSIC; IT HAS TAKEN GHANA NOWHERE"

Multiple award-winning Reggae musician who doubles up as a Radio Broadcaster, Abu Ahmed aka Blakk Rasta has cautioned Ghanaians to stop hailing Highlife music because it has not brought us the international recognition Ghanaian's have always yearned for.

The Salaga Soldier said this during an interview with Sammy Flex on Flex on Pluzz, the only Sunday intellectual entertainment show on Pluzz 89.9 FM.

He also disclosed that after his tour in Europe, he has come to realize that Ghana is full of unnecessary hype, in that musicians would always want to brag with what they are worth and what they cannot even do without really doing much but noted that it is not the case in Europe.

“In Europe, you go and it is the other way round. In fact, with small islands like Saint Lucia less than a quarter of the population of Ghana who are huge musically, you go everywhere and they are there but we are here in Ghana making a lot of noise,” he said.

Asked how he got to Europe, the Barrack Obama singer said, “my management did the magic. I have always loved to work with female managers because I believe they have that soft spots to break the hardness of the men and I think that presently is doing some wonders for me because I have played shows in places where no Ghanaian has ever performed due to the hard work of my manager.”

He added that gaining international recognition isn't how good your songs are but how good you can perform on stage.

Blakk Rasta further disclosed that he has just been signed by VP Records, the biggest record label in the world.

With regards to the Radio and Television Personality Awards, Blakk Rasta intimated that he was tired winning the Reggae Show Host of the year slot and is ready to write to the organizers to give other people the chance to shine too.

He said he was disappointed that Fiifi Selah of Pluzz FM was not nominated this year in the Best Reggae Presenter of the Year category.